Zurnamer Surname

1,765,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 108 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Zurnamer Surname User-submission:

Descended from ancestors living in Suriname in the eighteenth century.

Also a variant of 'surname'.

Zurnamer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa771:703,60750,359
Zimbabwe151:1,029,21663,831
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England11:55,718,059489,080
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Zurnamer Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Descended from ancestors living in Suriname in the eighteenth century.

Also a variant of 'surname'.

- zoez

Zurnamer Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Zurnamer Come From? nationality or country of origin

Zurnamer is most common in South Africa. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Zurnamer.

How Common Is The Last Name Zurnamer? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,765,740th most frequently held family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 67,477,277 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 85 percent of Zurnamer live; 85 percent live in Southern Africa and 85 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 77 people, or 1 in 703,607. In South Africa Zurnamer is primarily concentrated in: Western Cape, where 69 percent reside, Gauteng, where 27 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 1 percent reside. Not including South Africa Zurnamer occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 14 percent reside and Australia, where 6 percent reside.

Zurnamer Last Name Statistics demography

Zurnamer earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 183.69% more than the national average, earning R 674,160 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Surnamer8839/
Surname80166/
Zrnmeer801/
Curname800/
Surinameer785/
Zarnamir7510/
Surnamei752/
Courname751/
Surrname751/
Zarinmehr712/
Zarrinmehr676/
Surnami671/
Zirinemera671/
Sornmer670/
Zornoma533/

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